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Medicina (B.Aires) ; 82(3): 344-350, ago. 2022. graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: biblio-1394450

ABSTRACT

Resumen Desde la identificación del virus Junin en la década del 50, se realizaron numerosos estudios en roedores silvestres dentro del área endémica de la Fiebre Hemorrágica Argentina (FHA) que per mitieron registrar, además, actividad del virus de la coriomeningitis linfocitaria (LCMV) y del virus Latino (LATV). La ausencia de casos confirmados de FHA desde la década del 90 en el departamento Río Cuarto, provincia de Córdoba, promovió la vigilancia ecoepidemiológica y de infección del Calomys musculinus (reservorio del virus Junin) y la búsqueda de reservorios e infección de los otros mammarenavirus. Durante dos años de muestreo estacional, con un sistema de captura, marcación y liberación capturamos 857 roedores, que correspondieron 57.3% a los reservorios: C. musculinus (especie más abundante), C. venustus y Mus musculus. Detectamos anticuerpos y caracterizamos molecularmente los tres agentes virales. Observamos una prevalencia de infección de 3.5% (9/254) para virus Junin, 100% (3/3) para LCMV y 24.1% (21/87) para LATV. En conclusión, demostra mos circulación de virus Junin en su roedor reservorio, en una región considerada histórica para FHA con riesgo potencial para la población y cocirculación espacio-temporal de los tres mammarenavirus en la región central de Argentina.


Abstract Since the identification of Junin virus in the 1950s, many studies were carried out in wild rodents within the endemic area of the Argentine Hemorrhagic Fe ver (AHF) that recorded also the activity of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) and the Latino virus (LATV). The absence of confirmed cases of AHF since the 1990s in the department of Rio Cuarto, Córdoba province, promoted ecoepidemiological surveillance of infection of Calomys musculinus (Junin virus reservoir) and the search of reservoirs of the other mammarenaviruses. During two years of seasonal sampling, with a capture, mark and release system, 857 rodents were captured, corresponding 57.3% to the rodent reservoirs: C. musculinus, C. venustus and Mus musculus, being the first the most abundant species. Antibodies were detected and the three viral agents were molecularly characterized, showing a prevalence of infection of 3.5% (9/254) for Junin virus, 100% (3/3) for LCMV and 24.1% (21/87) for LATV. In conclusion, we demonstrated Junin virus circulation in its rodent reservoir in a region considered historic for AHF with potential risk for the population and the spatio-temporal co-circulation of the three mammarenaviruses in the central region of Argentina.

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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 53: e20190511, 2020. tab, graf
Article in English | SES-SP, ColecionaSUS, LILACS | ID: biblio-1136814

ABSTRACT

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Amazon tropical rainforest has the most dense and diverse ecosystem worldwide. A few studies have addressed rodent-borne diseases as potential hazards to humans in this region. METHODS: A retrospective survey was conducted using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detecting mammarenavirus and orthohantavirus antibodies in 206 samples collected from rural settlers of the Brazilian Western Amazonian region. RESULTS: Six (2.91%) individuals in the age group of 16 to 36 years were found to possess antibodies against mammarenavirus. CONCLUSION: Evidence of previous exposure to mammarenavirus in the rural population points to its silent circulation in this region.


Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , Male , Female , Infant , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Young Adult , Arenaviridae/immunology , Rodentia/virology , Disease Reservoirs/veterinary , Orthohepadnavirus/immunology , Arenaviridae Infections/epidemiology , Hepatitis, Viral, Human/epidemiology , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Arenaviridae/classification , Rodentia/classification , Rural Population , Socioeconomic Factors , Brazil/epidemiology , Retrospective Studies , Orthohepadnavirus/classification , Arenaviridae Infections/diagnosis , Arenaviridae Infections/transmission , Hepatitis, Viral, Human/diagnosis , Hepatitis, Viral, Human/transmission , Middle Aged
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 115: e200012, 2020. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS, SES-SP | ID: biblio-1135267

ABSTRACT

In Argentina, many Flavivirus were recognised including West Nile virus (WNV). During 2009 several strains of Culex Flavivirus (CxFV), an insect-specific flavivirus, were isolated in the same region where circulation of WNV was detected. Hence, the objective of this study was to analyse the effect of co-infection in vitro assays using CxFV and WNV Argentinean strains in order to evaluate if CxFV could affect WNV replication. Our results showed that WNV replication was suppressed when multiplicity of infection (MOI) for CxFV was 10 or 100 times higher than WNV. Nevertheless, in vivo assays are necessary in order to evaluate the superinfection exclusion potential.


Subject(s)
Animals , West Nile virus/pathogenicity , Superinfection/virology , Culex/virology , Flavivirus/physiology , Insect Vectors/virology , Argentina , Viral Plaque Assay , Cell Line , Aedes/virology
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 114: e180448, 2019. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1040617

ABSTRACT

Anthropogenic environmental changes arising from settlement and agriculture include deforestation and replacement of natural vegetation by crops providing opportunities for pathogen spillover from animals to humans. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of rodent-borne virus infections in seven rural settlements from Midwestern Brazil. Of the 466 individuals tested 12 (2.57%) were reactive for orthohantavirus and 3 (0.64%) for mammarenavirus. These rural settlers lived under unfavorable infrastructure, socioeconomic disadvantages, and unsanitary conditions, representing a risk for rodent-borne infections. Development of public policies towards the improvement of health, sanitation and awareness of rodent-borne diseases in improvised camps and settlements is imperative, in order to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by these diseases.


Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Young Adult , Rodentia/virology , Arenaviridae Infections/epidemiology , Hantavirus Infections/epidemiology , Disease Vectors/classification , Rodentia/classification , Rural Population , Socioeconomic Factors , Brazil/epidemiology , Immunoglobulin G/blood , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Prevalence , Cross-Sectional Studies , Arenaviridae Infections/diagnosis , Arenaviridae Infections/transmission , Hantavirus Infections/diagnosis , Hantavirus Infections/transmission , Middle Aged , Antibodies, Viral/blood
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Medicina (B.Aires) ; 78(3): 151-157, jun. 2018. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-954970

ABSTRACT

Se describe un brote de síndrome pulmonar por hantavirus en el departamento de Burruyacú, provincia de Tucumán. La detección en 2016 de un caso de hantavirosis en una joven de 23 años -en ese momento considerado el primero ocurrido en dicha provincia- promovió un estudio epidemiológico exhaustivo, que permitió detectar retrospectivamente otro caso ocurrido en un niño de 5 años, un mes antes, en el mismo departamento. La infección fue confirmada por serología en ambos casos (caso 1 en muestras de 4 y 7 días de evolución, caso 2 en muestra a los 4 días). En ambos casos el genotipo viral fue caracterizado como HU39694 y los contactos fueron serológicamente negativos. En las áreas fueron identificados roedores pertenecientes a los géneros Akodon y Calomys y a la especie Mus musculus, pero no a Oligoryzomys, el reservorio habitual del genotipo HU39694. Tampoco se detectaron anticuerpos anti-hantavirus en suero de los roedores capturados. La ausencia de registro de viajes a área endémica de este genotipo y los hábitos recreacionales de los pacientes, sumados a los resultados serológicos negativos para hantavirus en los contactos, permiten inferir la posible exposición de los pacientes a fluidos de roedores infectados durante actividades recreativas o sociales al aire libre en sus respectivas áreas de residencia. En conclusión, se demuestra la circulación en Tucumán del genotipo viral HU39694, hasta ahora considerado restringido a la región pampeana central. Se extiende así a Tucumán el área endémica de hantavirosis, pero no se identificó el reservorio en el área.


We describe an outbreak of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in the Burruyacú Department, Province of Tucumán. The detection in 2016 of a case of hantavirosis affecting a 23-year-old woman, considered at that time to be the first case occurred in that province, promoted a thorough epidemiological study. The investigation allowed the retrospective detection of another case occurred one month earlier in a 5-year-old child in the same Department. In both cases, the infection was confirmed by serology (case 1 at days 4 and 7 of disease onset, case 2 at day 4) and the viral genotype was characterized as HU39694. The contacts of both cases were serologically negative for hantavirus. The rodents captured in the area belonged to genus Akodon, genus Calomys and species Mus musculus. Oligoryzomys, the known reservoir for this viral genotype, was not found. Specific anti-hantavirus antibodies were not detected in the captured rodents. Given that the patients had not visited hantavirus endemic areas and their contacts were negative for hantavirus, we infer that the patients were locally exposed to fluids of infected rodents during their usual social or recreational outdoor activities. In conclusion, we demonstrate that hantavirus HU39694 -a genotype until now considered to be restricted to the Central Pampas of the country- is circulating in the North Western province of Tucumán. The endemic area of hantavirosis is thus expanded to this province but the viral reservoir in the area has not yet been identified.


Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Young Adult , Rodentia/virology , Disease Reservoirs/virology , Orthohantavirus/genetics , Orthohantavirus/immunology , Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome/epidemiology , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Argentina/epidemiology , Rodentia/classification , Disease Reservoirs/classification , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Disease Outbreaks , Retrospective Studies , Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome/diagnosis , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction , Genotype
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Biomédica (Bogotá) ; 37(supl.1): 75-85, abr. 2017. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-888513

ABSTRACT

Resumen Introducción. El virus de la coriomeningitis linfocítica es un arenavirus del Viejo Mundo que se hospeda en el ratón casero (Mus musculus), y puede causar infecciones congénitas, hidrocefalia, coriorretinitis y falla orgánica múltiple en pacientes receptores de trasplantes. En Colombia aún no se ha reportado la enfermedad mediante diagnóstico clínico, pero en estudios serológicos se ha detectado la infección por el virus Pichindé en roedores en los departamentos del Cauca y Valle del Cauca, y por el virus Guanarito, en roedores en Córdoba. Objetivo. Detectar el virus de la coriomeningitis linfocítica en M. musculus en el municipio de Sincelejo. Materiales y métodos. Se evaluaron 80 muestras de plasma mediante la prueba ELISA usando antígeno del virus de la coriomeningitis linfocítica. Además, se empleó la reacción en cadena de la polimerasa con transcriptasa inversa (RT-PCR) anidada en muestras de animales seropositivos y seronegativos para la detección del segmento S. Resultados. Se encontró una seroprevalencia de 10% (8/80) y se detectó el genoma viral en 16 muestras de cerebro; el alineamiento (en la Basic Local Alignment Search Tool, BLAST) y el análisis filogenético (mediante el programa MrBayes, versión 3.2.2) confirmaron que correspondía al virus de la coriomeningitis linfocítica. Conclusión. Los resultados indicaron que la infección por el virus de la coriomeningitis linfocítica en humanos podría ocurrir en el área urbana de Sincelejo, aunque hasta la fecha no se hayan reportado casos.


Abstract Introduction: The lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus is an Old World arenavirus that infects Mus musculus, and can cause congenital hydrocephalus, chorioretinitis and multisystemic failure in transplant human recipients. Although the disease has not been clinically diagnosed in Colombia yet, there have been reports of infection with the Pichindé virus in rodents from Cauca and Valle del Cauca departments, and with the Guanarito virus in rodents from Córdoba department. Objective: To identify the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus from Mus musculus captured in the municipality of Sincelejo. Materials and methods: We evaluated 80 samples of plasma by ELISA using antigen from lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. Additionally, a nested RT-PCR was performed to seropositive and seronegative samples for the S-segment. Results: We found a 10% seroprevalence (8/80) and the viral genome was detected in 16 brain samples; the alignment (BLAST) and the phylogenetic analysis (MrBayes, version 3.2.2) confirmed the presence of the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus. Conclusion: The results indicated that human infection with the lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus in humans could occur in the urban area of Sincelejo, although no cases have been reported so far.


Subject(s)
Animals , Humans , Mice , Rodentia/virology , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay/methods , Arenaviridae Infections/virology , Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus/immunology , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Phylogeny , Brain , Seroepidemiologic Studies , Colombia/epidemiology , Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus/chemistry , Antibodies, Viral/analysis
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Rev. peru. med. exp. salud publica ; 32(1): 165-171, ene.-mar. 2015. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS, LIPECS, INS-PERU | ID: lil-745234

ABSTRACT

La fiebre hemorrágica Argentina (FHA) es una enfermedad viral aguda grave causada por el virus Junín, de la familia Arenaviridae. El área endémica de la FHA coincide geográficamente con el mayor complejo agroindustrial cerealero de exportación del Argentina. Desde la implementación de la vacunación con Candid#1, se logró una importante reducción de la incidencia y se modificaron los patrones de riesgo. Un estudio previo permitió caracterizar estos cambios e identificar tres escenarios de transmisión: clásico, emergente-reemergente y viajero. Dentro de este último escenario se incluyen los trabajadores migrantes estacionales que se desplazan cada año, principalmente desde la provincia de Santiago del Estero, al área endémica para trabajar en el despanojado de maíz. Con el objetivo de brindar protección a este grupo de trabajadores se inició una campaña de prevención que incluyó: capacitación de personal de salud de esta provincia, educación para la salud e inmunización con vacuna Candid#1. Se vacunaron 3021 trabajadores. Previo a la vacunación, se tomaron muestras de suero en un grupo de 104 voluntarios. Se realizó la detección de anticuerpos neutralizantes específicos para virus Junín en el total de las mismas y 6 (5,76%) arrojaron resultado positivo. El inesperado hallazgo de un elevado porcentaje de trabajadores con anticuerpos, nos sugiere la necesidad de valorar varias hipótesis: a) que el resultado sea producto de un muestreo no probabilístico; b) que podría tratarse de personas que enfermaron en viajes previos, c) o que se vacunaron en viajes previos; d) considerar esta región como un escenario emergente.


The Argentine hemorrhagic fever (AHF) is a severe acute viral disease caused by the Junin virus of the Arenaviridae family. The AHF endemic area coincides geographically with the largest grain export agro-industrial complex of the country [Argentina]. Since the implementation of vaccination with the Candid #1 vaccine, a significant reduction in incidence was achieved and risk patterns were modified. A previous study allowed characterizing these changes and identifying three transmission scenarios: classic, emergent-reemergent, and traveler. The latter scenario includes seasonal migrant workers who move each year, mainly from the province of Santiago del Estero, the endemic area to work in the detasseling of maize. With the objective of protecting this group of workers, a prevention campaign was initiated which included: capacity building of health personnel in the province, health education, and immunization with the vaccine Candid #1. 3,021 workers were vaccinated. Prior to vaccination, serum samples were taken from a group of 104 volunteers. Tests for neutralizing antibodies specific to the Junin virus were performed and 6 (5.76%) tested positive. The unexpected finding of a high percentage of workers with antibodies suggests the need to evaluate several hypotheses: a) that the result is the product of non-probabilistic sampling; b) that it could be people who fell ill in previous travels, c) or who were vaccinated in previous travels; or d) consider this region as an emerging scenario.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Arenavirus , Hemorrhagic Fever, American/prevention & control , Public Health , Junin virus , Argentina
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 108(2): 167-171, abr. 2013. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-670405

ABSTRACT

We tested sera from 286 agricultural workers and 322 rodents in the department of Córdoba, northeastern Colombia, for antibodies against two hantaviruses. The sera were analysed by indirect ELISA using the lysate of Vero E6 cells infected with Maciel virus (MACV) or the N protein of Araraquara virus (ARAV) as antigens for the detection of antibodies against hantaviruses. Twenty-four human sera were IgG positive using one or both antigens. We detected anti-MACV IgG antibodies in 10 sera (3.5%) and anti-ARAV antibodies in 21 sera (7.34%). Of the 10 samples that were positive for MACV, seven (70%) were cross-reactive with ARAV; seven of the 21 ARAV-positive samples were cross-reactive with MACV. Using an ARAV IgM ELISA, two of the 24 human sera (8.4%) were positive. We captured 322 rodents, including 210 Cricetidae (181 Zygodontomys brevicauda, 28 Oligoryzomys fulvescens and 1 Oecomys trinitatis), six Heteromys anomalus (Heteromyidae), one Proechimys sp. (Echimyidae) and 105 Muridae (34 Rattus rattus and 71 Mus musculus). All rodent sera were negative for both antigens. The 8.4% detection rate of hantavirus antibodies in humans is much higher than previously found in serosurveys in North America, suggesting that rural agricultural workers in northeastern Colombia are frequently exposed to hantaviruses. Our results also indicate that tests conducted with South American hantavirus antigens could have predictive value and could represent a useful alternative for the diagnosis of hantavirus infection in Colombia.


Subject(s)
Adult , Aged , Animals , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Agricultural Workers' Diseases/epidemiology , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Antigens, Viral/immunology , Hantavirus Infections/epidemiology , Orthohantavirus/immunology , Rodentia/virology , Agricultural Workers' Diseases/diagnosis , Agricultural Workers' Diseases/virology , Caribbean Region/epidemiology , Colombia/epidemiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Hantavirus Infections/diagnosis , Hantavirus Infections/veterinary , Orthohantavirus/isolation & purification , Prevalence , Prospective Studies , Rodentia/classification
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Biomédica (Bogotá) ; 31(3): 451-464, sept. 2011. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-617480

ABSTRACT

Los albores del siglo XX estuvieron marcados por el surgimiento de agentes infecciosos y el resurgimiento de otros considerados controlados, eventos ambos posiblemente conectados con alteraciones ecológicas que condujeron al reconocimiento de un notorio cambio climático, del cual apenas comenzamos a ver los efectos. Entre todas las variedades de agentes infecciosos considerados nuevos, los virus sobresalen en número no sólo por su capacidad de proliferación, sino también por su versatilidad genética, lo que los hace más diestros para evolucionar y adaptarse a nuevas circunstancias. Uno de los agentes virales más ubicuos y populares de las Américas en los últimos tiempos, son los transmitidos por roedores silvestres y urbanos, y entre estos, están los hantavirus causantes de un conocido síndrome pulmonar humano. Este género viral, del cual se han descubierto cerca de 18 agentes sólo en Suramérica en las últimas dos décadas, pertenece a la familia Bunyaviridae; aunque muchos de sus representantes sólo causan infecciones persistentes en roedores silvestres (miembros de la subfamilia Sigmodontinae) y subclínicas en el hombre, otros pueden causar una letalidad humana del 60 %. El objetivo de este documento fue revisar el estado actual del conocimiento de algunos aspectos generales de los hantavirus y las enfermedades que producen en el mundo, mencionando de paso los hallazgos más recientes en nuestro país. Al final se discuten algunas de las muchas dudas aún presentes respecto a la importancia clínica y los impactos que estos agentes puedan ocasionar sobre la salud pública humana en Colombia.


The dawning of the 20th century was marked by the emergence of new infectious disease agents and the appearance of others previously thought controlled. Both phenomena were possibly connected with ecological disturbances that led to the recognition of a dramatic climate change, of which the effects are only now becoming noticeable. Among the variety of agents to be considered, the many new viruses stand out, not only for their numerical proliferation, but also for their genetic versatility. It is this quality that provides them dexterity for evolving new strategies and adaptations to changing environmental conditions. Recently, some of the most ubiquitous and well-publicized viral agents in the American continents have been the rodent-borne viruses, and among these are the hantaviruses, etiological agents of pulmonary syndromes. Approximately 18 hantaviruses (belonging to the family Bunyaviridae), have been discovered in South America during the last 20 years, and although most of them cause persistent infections and subclinical infections in wild rodents (particularly members of the subfamily Sigmodontinae) and humans respectively; some others might also be highly lethal for humans. The goal herein is to review the state of the art regarding general aspects of hantaviruses and the diseases they cause around the world, highlighting the most recent findings in Colombia. Finally, the many unanswered questions will be recognized and highlighted concerning clinical importance and socio-economic impact of these agents on quality of public health in Colombia.


Subject(s)
Communicable Diseases, Emerging , Orthohantavirus , Mice , Agriculture
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Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz ; 106(4): 467-474, June 2011. ilus, mapas, tab
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-592199

ABSTRACT

Despite evidence of West Nile virus (WNV) activity in Colombia, Venezuela and Argentina, this virus has not been reported in most South American countries. In February 2009, we commenced an investigation for WNV in mosquitoes, horses and caimans from the Pantanal, Central-West Brazil. The sera of 168 horses and 30 caimans were initially tested using a flaviviruses-specific epitope-blocking enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (blocking ELISA) for the detection of flavivirus-reactive antibodies. The seropositive samples were further tested using a plaque-reduction neutralisation test (PRNT90) for WNV and its most closely-related flaviviruses that circulate in Brazil to confirm the detection of specific virus-neutralising antibodies. Of the 93 (55.4 percent) blocking ELISA-seropositive horse serum samples, five (3 percent) were seropositive for WNV, nine (5.4 percent) were seropositive for St. Louis encephalitis virus, 18 (10.7 percent) were seropositive for Ilheus virus, three (1.8 percent) were seropositive for Cacipacore virus and none were seropositive for Rocio virus using PRNT90, with a criteria of > four-fold antibody titre difference. All caimans were negative for flaviviruses-specific antibodies using the blocking ELISA. No virus genome was detected from caiman blood or mosquito samples. The present study is the first report of confirmed serological evidence of WNV activity in Brazil.


Subject(s)
Animals , Female , Male , Alligators and Crocodiles , Antibodies, Neutralizing/blood , Culicidae , Horse Diseases , Horses , West Nile Fever/veterinary , West Nile virus/immunology , Alligators and Crocodiles/immunology , Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology , Antibodies, Viral/blood , Antibodies, Viral/immunology , Brazil , Culicidae/immunology , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Horse Diseases , Horse Diseases/immunology , Horses/immunology , Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction , West Nile Fever , West Nile virus
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CES med ; 24(2): 115-116, jul.-dic. 2010.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-612546

ABSTRACT

Introducción: desde mayo de 1993 se reconoció el primer hantavirus en el continente americano, asociado con la presentación del síndrome cardiopulmonar por hantavirus, en la región conocida como Four Corners en Norte América(1,2). Desde entonces, se han identificado virus similares circulando en roedores de la subfamilia Sigmodontinae, a lo largo de Sur y Centro América.En el año 2004, Mattar et al (3), publicaron la primera evidencia serológica demostrando la circulación de hantavirus en trabajadores rurales sanos del norte de Colombia, y dos años más tarde Alemán et al (4), reportaron la primera evidencia serológica en roedores capturados en Córdoba y Sucre.


Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , Rats , Hantavirus Infections , Rodentia , Serotyping
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Rev. MVZ Córdoba ; 15(1): 1998-2000, ene.-abr. 2010.
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-621951

ABSTRACT

Los hantavirus (familia Bunyaviridae) y arenavirus (familia Arenaviridae) son virus de roedores; cada uno de ellos parece estar estrictamente asociado con una especie de roedor en la que causa una infección persistente y asintomática. En las Américas tienen como reservorios primarios a roedores de la sub-familia Sigmodontinae, y son causantes de síndrome pulmonar por Hantavirus (SPH) y fiebres hemorrágicas, respectivamente (1,2). El número de estos virus identificados en los últimos años ha aumentado significativamente; actualmente, el género Hantavirus está compuesto por más de 28 tipos diferentes, mientras que al menos 23 arenavirus conforman el género Arenavirus. Entre los hantavirus asociados con SPH se destacan el virus Sin Nombre en Norteamérica, y los virus Andes, Laguna Negra, Caño Delgadito, Araraquara y Juquitiba, en el cono sur de América, entre otros (2). Los arenavirus asociados a fiebres hemorrágicas reconocidos en Sud América al presente son: Junín (Argentina), Guanarito (Venezuela), Sabiá (Brasil), y Machupo y Chapare (Bolivia) (3).


Subject(s)
Orthohantavirus , Rodentia , Viruses
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Medicina (B.Aires) ; 63(3): 193-196, 2003. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-343165

ABSTRACT

Se realizó un estudio seroepidemiológico transversal para determinar la circulación de Hantavirus seoul, de distribución mundial y asociado con fiebre hemorrágica con síndrome renal (FHSR), en una población humana (n: 106) de un asentamiento precario de la ciudad de Buenos Aires y en población de Rattus norvegicus, (n: 29) capturados en el perodomicilio. Se estudiaron además 35 personas, con igual relación epidemiológica, que eran asistidas por hipertensión arterial. La seroprevalencia de anticuerpos antihantavirus en los roedores fue del 31% mientras que no se encontraron indicios serológicos de infección en los humanos.(AU) Se realizó un estudio seroepidemiológico transversal para determinar la circulación de Hantavirus seoul, de distribución mundial y asociado con fiebre hemorrágica con síndrome renal (FHSR), en una población humana (n: 106) de un asentamiento precario de la ciudad de Buenos Aires y en una población de Rattus norvegicus, (n: 29) capturados en el peridomicilio. Se estudiaron además 35 personas, con igual relación epidemiológica, que eran asistidas por hipertensión arterial. La seroprevalencia de anticuerpos antihantavirus en los roedores fue del 31% mientras que no se encontraron indicios serológicos de infección en los humanos.


Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , Male , Female , Orthohantavirus , Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome/veterinary , Rats , Rodent Diseases , Antibodies, Viral , Argentina , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Orthohantavirus , Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome/epidemiology , Prevalence , Rodent Diseases , Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Medicina (B.Aires) ; 61(6): 837-42, 2001. mapas, tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-300787

ABSTRACT

The activity of lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMv) in Argentina has been previously reported on the basis of serological evidence in rodents and humans and the isolation of only one strain of LCMv from a Mus domesticus captured in the province of Cordoba. The aim of this paper was to register patients with serological diagnosis of LCM, to isolate and to identify human strains of LCMv in Argentina. During the last 19 years, 15 cases were diagnosed as LCM by immunoflourescent indirect assay (IFI) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) but when neutralizing assay (NT) was incorporated, eight cases were classified as confirmed, three as probable and four as negative. The geographic distribution of the cases included three provinces: Cordoba, Buenos Aires and Santa Fe. Viral isolation was attempted in five patients classified as confirmed and only two resulted positive (P5226 and P8573). They were identified as LCMv by IFI and NT. The coexistence of LCMv with other arenaviruses, such as Junin and Oliveros viruses, in the same area, raises the probability of interactions between them, which could modify the virulence and/or pathogenicity for humans associated to genomic changes. Future studies of antigenic, genomic and virulence variability of different Argentine strains of LCMv, as well as the systematic search for human infection, will contribute to define the importance of this viral agent in our country and to implement control measures.


Subject(s)
Humans , Animals , Rats , Rabbits , Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis , Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus , Argentina , Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay , Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect , Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis , Neutralization Tests
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